We're in the harbour area of Canada's biggest city, sort of a Condo Canyon. Life can be speedy here --- where else can you get free random short stories printed out of a dispenser? Step right up --- 1, 3, or 5-minute tales (we got a 5 min. kid's story about how Santa got the better of a bad guy...). But the sunrises are a lot like those at home. Instead of Owen Sound, we see Niagara Falls.
So, can't resist a quick trip to the real View. Winter's snow blanket is in place. The service berries provide colour and bird sustenance. The pond is frozen, but on thin ice...
The ice is safer back in the city. 100's of skaters go round-and-round below us (but why only counter-clockwise?). Free lessons for kids. In front of Toronto's train station, a temporary but impressive rink has been set up --- free lessons for new Canadians, free skate for all. And at city hall, more Canadiana in front of the famous sign.
There's still open water on the harbour. Surprising how much activity: freighters, island shuttle, excavators on barges, fireboats, and even a chartered yacht going out nightly (wedding? office? Christmas party?).
Great walking trails along the shore. The Zamboni can be seen from up here or down there. Ditto for the hulking tug boat. (Can you see our condo --- 3 floors from the top in the curvy building...)
Lots of effort by the city to rehabilitate the shore, like this reclamation of wetlands (used to be a parking lot). Dozens of fish and bird species at our doorstep. Pike spawn here in the spring! It's enough to make you feel huggy all over.
So, can't resist a quick trip to the real View. Winter's snow blanket is in place. The service berries provide colour and bird sustenance. The pond is frozen, but on thin ice...
The ice is safer back in the city. 100's of skaters go round-and-round below us (but why only counter-clockwise?). Free lessons for kids. In front of Toronto's train station, a temporary but impressive rink has been set up --- free lessons for new Canadians, free skate for all. And at city hall, more Canadiana in front of the famous sign.
There's still open water on the harbour. Surprising how much activity: freighters, island shuttle, excavators on barges, fireboats, and even a chartered yacht going out nightly (wedding? office? Christmas party?).
Great walking trails along the shore. The Zamboni can be seen from up here or down there. Ditto for the hulking tug boat. (Can you see our condo --- 3 floors from the top in the curvy building...)
Lots of effort by the city to rehabilitate the shore, like this reclamation of wetlands (used to be a parking lot). Dozens of fish and bird species at our doorstep. Pike spawn here in the spring! It's enough to make you feel huggy all over.
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